Hi, You are most welcome to my opening blog, by way of introduction…
Having lived on Lincolnshire’s East Coast for nearly forty years, the ‘bracing’ winds and cool air are a far cry from my hometown of Croydon in Surrey, where I grew up and lived till I was 21 years of age.
Being choked by the smog and the smoke, when the opportunity presented itself to move to Lincolnshire, my girlfriend and I did not hesitate to make the move. I secured a job in Skegness, we both gave up jobs in Croydon, my girlfriend became my wife and we left Croydon without truly looking back, all within 6 weeks!
We had 3 boys in 5 years, and today our sons are husbands and fathers in their own right, and the current ‘tally’ of beautiful grandchildren stands at 5.
Aside from being on the coast, with the beach and walks along the sea-front, an area inland became a favorite place of mine to walk. It allowed me to recharge, rebalance and realign at every level.
The Lincolnshire Wolds were designated an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB) in 1973, and are the highest area of land between Yorkshire and Kent. The highest point of Lincolnshire is located just North of Normanby le Wold at approximately 551 feet (168 metres) above sea level.
Anyone that tells you Lincolnshire is flat, has clearly never visited.
I walked for hours whenever I could in the magnificence of The Wolds, and I feel they became a part of me.
In 2008, at the age of 48 I decided it would be wonderful to have a four legged companion with me to walk these hills and valleys.
Enter a gorgeous Chocolate Labrador, I named ‘Denver’ after my favorite singer John Denver.
In essence this blog is a tribute, a testimony to the 9 years and 48 weeks we shared together, until Denver passed on June 3rd 2018.
My book The Viking Way ‘A Walk for Denver’ incorporates my love of walking, along with the devastating grief I felt in the wake of losing Denver.
My 170 mile pilgrimage along The Viking Way, with Denver’s collar in my backpack was intended to help me ‘come to terms’ with his loss, the grief of which was actually threatening my life. I nearly exited this life 3 times, by choice, in the nine months following Denver’s passing, spiraling into a deep, depressive darkness.
This website, this blog and my book, form a part of Denver’s legacy, I feel that the world needs to know of the light that shone from this beautiful, gentle soul, that such a loving being walked among us for so brief a time.
My wish is to share all that Denver taught me, about myself and life in general, the joys and the sorrows and how to deal with life challenges as they arise.
I hope that you will share your own experience with a special dog that touched your life, the memories and reflections presented to you on your own journey.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened – Dr Seuss
Being choked by the smog and the smoke, when the opportunity presented itself to move to Lincolnshire, my girlfriend and I did not hesitate to make the move. I secured a job in Skegness, we both gave up jobs in Croydon, my girlfriend became my wife and we left Croydon without truly looking back, all within 6 weeks!
We had 3 boys in 5 years, and today our sons are husbands and fathers in their own right, and the current ‘tally’ of beautiful grandchildren stands at 5.
Aside from being on the coast, with the beach and walks along the sea-front, an area inland became a favorite place of mine to walk. It allowed me to recharge, rebalance and realign at every level.
The Lincolnshire Wolds were designated an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB) in 1973, and are the highest area of land between Yorkshire and Kent. The highest point of Lincolnshire is located just North of Normanby le Wold at approximately 551 feet (168 metres) above sea level.
Anyone that tells you Lincolnshire is flat, has clearly never visited.
I walked for hours whenever I could in the magnificence of The Wolds, and I feel they became a part of me.
In 2008, at the age of 48 I decided it would be wonderful to have a four legged companion with me to walk these hills and valleys.
Enter a gorgeous Chocolate Labrador, I named ‘Denver’ after my favorite singer John Denver.
In essence this blog is a tribute, a testimony to the 9 years and 48 weeks we shared together, until Denver passed on June 3rd 2018.
My book The Viking Way ‘A Walk for Denver’ incorporates my love of walking, along with the devastating grief I felt in the wake of losing Denver.
My 170 mile pilgrimage along The Viking Way, with Denver’s collar in my backpack was intended to help me ‘come to terms’ with his loss, the grief of which was actually threatening my life. I nearly exited this life 3 times, by choice, in the nine months following Denver’s passing, spiraling into a deep, depressive darkness.
This website, this blog and my book, form a part of Denver’s legacy, I feel that the world needs to know of the light that shone from this beautiful, gentle soul, that such a loving being walked among us for so brief a time.
My wish is to share all that Denver taught me, about myself and life in general, the joys and the sorrows and how to deal with life challenges as they arise.
I hope that you will share your own experience with a special dog that touched your life, the memories and reflections presented to you on your own journey.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened – Dr Seuss
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